New Delhi is 2.1°C (3.8°F) warmer by day, Hyderabad has 2.8°C (5°F) warmer nights, Hyderabad gets 195 mm (7.7 in) more rain a year.
Hyderabad is at its warmest in May and coolest in December, while New Delhi peaks in June and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Hyderabad is the warmer of the two in 6 of 12 months.
Hyderabad is the wetter of the two, collecting 849 mm (33.4 in) of rain a year against 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. The most comfortable time to visit is January, November and December in Hyderabad and February, March and November in New Delhi.
| Hyderabad | Metric | New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 35.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 37.4°C |
| 17.6°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 14.8°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | June |
| December | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 849 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 654 mm |
| August | ☔Wettest month | August |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | November |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 61% | 💧Average humidity | 43% |
| 2.6 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2 m/s |
Overnight, Hyderabad typically falls to around 17.6°C (63.7°F) while New Delhi settles near 14.8°C (58.6°F).
Hyderabad is hottest in May and coldest in December, whereas New Delhi peaks in June and is coolest in January.
Hyderabad sees the most rain in August and the least in December; New Delhi is wettest in August and driest in November.
Hyderabad feels the more humid of the two, averaging 61% relative humidity against 43%.
For New Delhi, the pick of the year is February, March and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Hyderabad | New Delhi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 11.1 | 22 | 32.8 | 2.7 | 14.8❄️ | 26.9 |
| February | 13.7 | 25.1 | 36.5 | 4.8 | 18.2 | 31.6 |
| March | 17.2 | 28.8 | 40.4 | 9.4 | 23.9 | 38.5 |
| April | 21.1 | 31.8 | 42.4 | 15.3 | 29.4 | 43.5 |
| May | 23.8 | 33.5🔥 | 43.3 | 22.1 | 34.2 | 46.3 |
| June | 22 | 30.9 | 39.7 | 25.8 | 36.1🔥 | 46.3 |
| July | 21.2 | 27.6 | 34 | 25.8 | 34.3 | 42.9 |
| August | 20.8 | 26.3 | 31.9 | 24.2 | 31.2 | 38.3 |
| September | 19.9 | 25.6 | 31.2 | 20.3 | 28.9 | 37.4 |
| October | 16.1 | 23.5 | 30.9 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 36.4 |
| November | 12.8 | 21.6 | 30.4 | 8.8 | 20.6 | 32.4 |
| December | 10.9 | 20.6❄️ | 30.2 | 4.2 | 16.1 | 28 |
| Annual Avg | 17.6 | 26.4 | 35.3 | 14.8 | 26.1 | 37.4 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Hyderabad and New Delhi feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Hyderabad and New Delhi — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
New Delhi is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 37.4°C (99.3°F) against 35.3°C (95.5°F) in Hyderabad — roughly 2.1°C (3.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Hyderabad, with average lows of 17.6°C (63.7°F) versus 14.8°C (58.6°F).
Hyderabad is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 43.3°C (109.9°F), while New Delhi peaks in June at around 46.3°C (115.4°F). That makes New Delhi the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
New Delhi gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 2.7°C (36.9°F), compared with 10.9°C (51.7°F) at the low point of the year in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad is the wetter city, collecting about 849 mm (33.4 in) of rain a year versus 654 mm (25.7 in) in New Delhi. Hyderabad is wettest in August and driest in December; New Delhi is wettest in August and driest in November.
Hyderabad is the more humid of the two, averaging 61% relative humidity over the year against 43% in New Delhi.
The most comfortable months in Hyderabad are January, November and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
New Delhi is at its most pleasant around February, March and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Hyderabad is the warmer city in 6 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 7.2°C (13°F), and narrowest in May, about 0.7°C (1.3°F).
New Delhi has the bigger seasonal swing, about 21.3°C (38.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.9°C (23.2°F) in Hyderabad — so Hyderabad has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, New Delhi comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Hyderabad. Hyderabad is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Hyderabad and New Delhi, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
